Ettore Scola | 1977 | Italy/Canada |106' | NL subs | 35mm

Una Giornata Particolare (A Special Day) is a Italian drama film starring Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni and John Vernon. Set in Rome in 1938, its narrative follows a woman and her neighbor who stay home the day Adolf Hitler visits Benito Mussolini. The two, so different but both victims of the same regime, fall gently in love with each other during the course of that day. Themes addressed in the film include gender roles, fascism, and the persecution of homosexuals under the Mussolini regime. It received several nominations and awards, including a César Award for Best Foreign Film, a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film, and two Academy Award nominations in 1978. It is featured on the list of the 100 Italian films to be saved.

On Thursday May 23 the film will be screened with English subtitles.